Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary:

Congressional districts of the 99th Congress are matched to
census geographic areas in this file. The areas used are those from the
1980 census. Each record contains geographic data, a congressional
district code, and the total 1980 population count. Ten states were
redistricted for the 99th Congress: California, Hawaii, Louisiana,
Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and
Washington. The data for the other 40 states and the District of
Columbia are identical to ... (more info)

Congressional districts of the 99th Congress are matched to
census geographic areas in this file. The areas used are those from the
1980 census. Each record contains geographic data, a congressional
district code, and the total 1980 population count. Ten states were
redistricted for the 99th Congress: California, Hawaii, Louisiana,
Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and
Washington. The data for the other 40 states and the District of
Columbia are identical to that for the 98th Congress.

Dataset(s)

Study Description

Citation

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 1980 [UNITED STATES]: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT EQUIVALENCY FILE (99TH CONGRESS). Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1985. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1986. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08404.v1

Scope of Study

The technical documentation supplied by the Census
Bureau lists this dataset as having a logical record length of 80
characters. The record length is actually 100, but the last 20
characters are padded with blanks.